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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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